Ch 3 heading inserted by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 27, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

Pt 2 heading substituted from Pt 5 heading by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 37, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act. The heading formerly read:

Part 5 - Parliamentary scrutiny of legislative instruments

S 36 inserted by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 38, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

Former s 36 repealed by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 36, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act. S 36 formerly read:

SECTION 36 Inclusion in database established in anticipation of the enactment of this Act  
(1)
If, before the commencing day, an electronic database comprising the text of:

(a) instruments that, on that day, will be legislative instruments within the meaning of subsection 4(1) ; and

(b) documents that, on that day, will be compilations, in relation to legislative instruments, within the meaning of subsection 4(1) ;

is established within the Department in anticipation of the enactment of this Act, that database becomes, on that day, the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments established by section 20 .

(2)
If:

(a) before the commencing day, the text of an instrument referred to in subsection (1) is included in the database referred to in that subsection; and

(b) the instrument will, on the commencing day, be a legislative instrument to which section 28 applies;

that instrument is to be taken, on that day, to have been registered under Division 3 of this Part despite its inclusion in the database with effect from an earlier day.

(3)
If:

(a) before the commencing day, the text of a compilation referred to in subsection (1) is included in the database referred to in that subsection; and

(b) the compilation will, on the commencing day, be a compilation to which section 33 applies;

that compilation is to be taken, on that day, to have been registered under Division 5 of this Part despite its inclusion in the database with effect from an earlier day.

(4)
For the purpose only of facilitating access to rules of court to which section 9 applies:

(a) the reference in subsection (1) to instruments that, on the commencing day, will be legislative instruments is to be taken to include a reference to such rules; and

(b) such rules are, if included in the electronic database of the text of instruments referred to in that subsection, to be taken on that day to have been registered under Division 3 of this Part as that Division is applied in relation to such rules.